Examine the graph and answer the question that follows. The normal coloring of Peppered Moths in England and Ireland are white with black speckles. There is a naturally occurring mutation in the species that causes the wings to be almost black. In the nineteenth century, it was observed that around some towns and cities where pollution had turned the tree leaves to black, the black moths were more common.

Which of the following explains the data in the graph above?

[Select ALL that apply]

A. A change in an environment can result in the evolution of species living there.

B. The environment near these cities has historically favored dark-colored moths.

C. Evolution occurs so slowly that it is not possible to determine that it has happened in less than a million years.

D. Populations of plants and animals in nature most often consist of individuals that are clones of each other.

E. The environment can change to select against the adaptation it previously supported.

1. in 1492, spain expelled after being under their rule for centuries. a. the portuguese b. the basques c. the castilians d. the moors 2. an important cultural center during the renaissance was the city of a. milan b. bologna c. florence d. naples 3. what is the connection between the minoan civilization and a volcanic eruption on thera? a. the earthquake happened a century before the collapse of the civilization. b. the earthquake created a graben. c. the earthquake caused the collapse of the civilization. d. the earthquake caused a volcanic eruption. 4. throughout history, other cultures influenced greece through a. military conquest b. shared ideals c. trade agreements 5. geographically, spain is isolated from the rest of europe by a. portugal b. the atlantic ocean c. the pyrenees mountains d. narrow coastal plains 6. most of central spain is known as the meseta, which is the spanish word for a. mountains b. plateau c. peninsula d. plains 7. for the people of ancient greece, the  iliad, and the  odyssey  a. copied western ideals b. were not popular c. presented community standards d. were children’s poems\ 8. western cultures got many of their ideas about from ancient greece. a. warfare b. democracy c. education d. agriculture 9. how is greece’s natural vegetation similar to that of other mediterranean countries? a. it has been damaged by forest fires. b. it is mainly deciduous forests. c. it grows rapidly in the wet climate. d. it has been reduced to scrub vegetation by overgrazing. 10. what is the most productive agricultural area in italy? a. the alps b. the po valley c. southern italy d. the apennines 11. many factories in northern italy use for energy. a. coal b. hydroelectricity c. nuclear energy d. natural gas 12. what major landform covers much of italy? a. the apennines b. the po river valley c. the alps